As Pope Makes G-7 Debut, a Spat Unfolds Over LGBTQ Rights
- Francis is first Pope to ever attend a Group of Seven summit
- Abortion and LGBTQ rights were subject of fraught negotiations
Pope Francis made his debut at the Group of Seven summit, landing in a white helicopter and rolling into a room of world leaders to deliver a warning about artificial intelligence being “fascinating and terrible.”
Anticipation of the leader of the Catholic church had already infused an air of religiosity into a gathering that is typically concerned with geopolitics. Behind the scenes, Italy was ruffling feathers by pushing to dilute references on abortion and LGBTQ rights.